🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — WATCH: Footage from a Ukrainian STING interceptor drone captured the moment a Russian Geran drone was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile.

🇮🇶⚡️ — Fighter jet activity in Erbil, northern Iraq.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡️ — President Trump is expected to sign the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 as early as tomorrow, RFE/RL reports.

The bill has already been sent to the White House for Trump’s signature.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇶 — Explosion in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. This fighter jet was likely a U.S. Air Force fighter jet conducting CAP to attempt to intercept Iranian UAVs.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇶 — Continued Shahed-136 UAV activity in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan.

— 🇺🇸/🇺🇳 NEW: Today, the United States officially withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council

Cited reasons include alleged bias against Israel, hypocrisy, and ‘support for terror regimes’ like Iran.

— 🇮🇷/🇺🇳 NEW: The U.S. has granted visas for President Masoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and other Iranian officials to attend the UN General Assembly in New York.

🇰🇷🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will not deploy military assets to the Middle East or the Strait of Hormuz if doing so risks drawing South Korea into the Iran war.

However, his government is considering expanding South Korea’s role in protecting maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

— 🇮🇷/🇴🇲 NEW: Iran has struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

— 🇮🇷 Kids getting their first taste of military training in Tehran today.

⚡🇮🇹🇸🇦 — Italian fighter jet struck during attack on air base in Saudi Arabia.

⚡🇷🇺 — Russian government seizes control of Swiss food giant Nestlé and French retailer Auchan in Russia.

🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 ❗️ — Washington offered $15 million through the "Rewards for Justice" program in exchange for information about Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

🇵🇰 💥 — An explosion at a mosque in the police command headquarters in Kohat, Khyber region, killed 17 people and wounded dozens, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Interior.

🇮🇶 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 📝 — The French President:
We are working to establish a pipeline to transport gas and oil from Iraq to the European market.

📰 — A Boeing 767 cargo plane from Djibouti lands at Sana'a International Airport.

🇸🇾 🇾🇪 🇸🇦 📝 — Syria has rejected a Saudi request to send troops to fight in Yemen.

🔴 Syrian sources stated that Syria clarified its interest in building its own army without engaging in any conflict.

🇺🇸⚡️ — The U.S. military is set to transfer MQ-9 Reaper drones currently operating over Africa to SOUTHCOM in South America, according to CNN.

The move is part of a broader U.S. military buildup in the region, alongside expanding cooperation with countries including Ecuador and Colombia, as Washington prepares for increased counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations.

🇵🇭🇨🇳⚡️ — A China Coast Guard vessel collided with and damaged a Philippine government boat near Sabina Shoal on Friday during a mission to deliver fuel to Filipino fishermen.

The Philippine vessel, BRP Datu Magat Salamat, suffered damage to its railings and deck structures, but no injuries were reported.

The Philippines accused the Chinese vessel of deliberately ramming the boat after a series of dangerous maneuvers. China disputed that account, saying the Philippine vessel ignored repeated warnings, suddenly accelerated, and cut across the bow of the Chinese ship, causing the collision.